Package



H. RUMSE-Y, JR

4.lun-4 21, 1949.

PACKAGE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. l, 1946 ATTURNEF .I une 21, 1949. H,.RuMsEY, JR

PACKAGE 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed oct. 1, 1946 L Y INVENTOR.

y HERBERT RuMsEr-JR,

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` Arron/Er UNITED- s'rArss PATENT orrics y' Application October 1, 1948,Serial No. 700,397

6 Claims. (Cl. 20G-48) l This invention relates to an improved package.It is an object of the invention to provide an improved package which issuitable for use with plastic and semi-plastic materials particularlyplastic food products such as liver paste, lard, butter or the like.Plastic and semi-plastic products of this character present packagingdiculties in that the uld content thereof is absorbed or partiallyabsorbed by the package ma to provide an improved package particularlysuitable for use with plastic and semi-plastic materials which presentsan attractive appearance and can be used as a commercial package andwhich can also be used for storing the contents and dispensing ittherefrom.

My improved package is so designed that the contents will not stick oradhere to the interior of the package and can be readily removed fromthe package and reinserted therein.

Other objects will be apparent from the accompanying drawings in which-Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a package embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view with portions broken away showing the packagein the process of being opened so as to remove the contents therefrom;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the package open and with thecontents partially removed therefrom;

Fis. 4 is a perspective view of the package with the contents entirelyremoved therefrom;

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the package with the centerportion omitted on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1; l

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the blank from which the slide used inmy package is made: and

Fig. 'I is a perspective view of a modified type a of slide having thecontents therein.

My package comprises a container Il in which is disposed a removableslide or drawer Il serving to hold the contents I! of the package sothat it may be readily withdrawn from and reinserted into the packageand a strip or sheet of material I3 forprotecting the contents from theinner surface of the container and for facilitating the opening of thepackage. i

The container may be of any desired shape but is preferably rectangularas shown and may be made from fibre, cardboard or other suitablematerial. My invention is not limited to the particular form of thecontainer but in the present instance the container is provided withupper and lower panels I4 and i5, side walls II and one end wall I1. Theopposite end of the container is open as shown and may be provided withside aps I8 to help in closing and sealing the package. Similarly aps i9(one of which is shown in Fig. 5) may be provided at the closed end ofthe container.

The container may be formed from a single blank of material folded asshown so that the bottom panel I5 consists of two overlapping layersadhesively adhered together and the end I1 consists of two overlappinglayers similarly adhered together. y

'The slide or` drawer Il may also be formed from a singleblank ofmaterial as shown in Fig. 6. The slide consists of a bottom panel 2lhaving an integral end wall 2| and integral side walls 22 which aredivided into small aps or sections by means ofthe parallel slots 23which serve as guides in dispensing the contents. The end wall and theside walls are folded up in the manner shown so as to form a slide ordrawer in which the contents can be inserted and which in turn can beinserted inside the container and will snugly llt therein so it can havesliding move- Vment with respect thereto. Connected to the forward endof the slide is an integral extension of the panel 20 which is folded inthe manner shown so as to provide a closure 2l for the open end of thecontainer Il. a nap 25 which is inserted between the top panel I4 andthe contents, and a protruding flap 26 serving as a handle whereby thepackage may be readily opened and the slide removed from the container.

'I'he strip or sheet i3 serves as additional protection for the contentsof the package and also for the inner surface of the container. It ispreferably made from a film of material which is substantiallyimpervious to moisture and which is unaected by fluids ordinarilypresent in plastic or vsemi-plastic food products such as liver paste,butter, lard and the like. For this purpose a plastic strip such asmoisture proof cellophane, Pliofllm or vinyl resin is very satisfactory;The strip is long enough tobe folded over the inner end oi the contentsas indicated most clearly in Figs. 4 and 5V and thence to extendover'the upper surface of the contents and tobe folded downwardly overthe front surface thereof inside the flaps i8 as shown most clearly inFigs. 2 and 5. Thereafter, it is folded upwardly outside the flaps I8along the inner surface of the closure 24 and extends' inwardly aroundthe tab 25 and thence projects outwardly over the upper surface of iiap2l as shown in Fig. 5.

In using my improved package it is filled in any desired manner. In thisconnection the package may be used for holding many different types ofmaterials. However, it is particularly suited for use with plastic andsemi-plastic materials such as plastic food products including liverpaste, various types of chopped and minced meats, lard, butter or thelike. The contents may be preformed or precut and placed upon the slideIl and thereafter the sides of the slide are folded up, the plasticstrip I3 placed over the top and the assembly is inserted inside thecontainer I0. The plastic strip is then folded down over the-frontsurface of the contents, the u flaps I8 are folded inwardly over theplastic strip, and the projecting end of the plastic strip and theclosure 24 are then folded upwardly over the front opening of thecontainer and the tab 25 with the plastic strip extending therearound isinserted between the panel il of the container and the contents with thetab 2G and the end of the strip projecting outwardly. Instead of llingthe package in this manner it may, of course, be lled by means of astuffing horn.

My new package provides a convenient commercial package and also acontainer for storing and dispensing the contents. When it is desired touse all or a portion of the contents the tab 26 and the protruding endof the plastic strip are grasped between the fingers and pulled in themanner indicated in Fig. 2 with the result that the forward end of thecontainer is opened and the flaps i8 are bent outwardly by the forceexerted by the plastic strip. Further pulling of the ap 26 and of theplastic film will result in partial withdrawal of the slide and contentsfrom the container as shown in Fig. 3 or in complete withdrawal as shownin Fig. 4. Where only a small portion of the contents are to be usedpartial withdrawal, as shown in Fig-3, is sufficient.

The contents of the package can be used by simply folding the plasticstrip backwardly soas to expose the contents and a measured orpredetermined amount of the contents may be dispensed by severing thecontents transversely across the lines defined by the parallel slots 23.when the desired amount of the contents have been dispensed the plasticstrip is again folded down over the contents and the slide is reinsertedin the container and the end of the package closed in the mannerpreviously described.

It will thus be seen that the side and the plastic strip serve toprevent contact between the inside of the container and the contents ofthe package. This prevents the contents from adhering to the inside of'the container thereby avoiding interference with the opening and closingof the package and also prevents absorption by the container of thefluids in the contents.

In Pig. I have illustrated a slightly modified form of slide in whichthe side walls 32 are formed in one piece but are provided with scoredor weakened lines I3 whereby they may be readily divided into separatesections. The side walls I2 are also provided with integral extensionsIl which are folded inwardly forming flanges overlapping the contents ofthe package. The scored or weakened lines extending upwardly into theflange portions 3l and the flange portions project outwardly intongue-like fashion between the weakened lines. In addition, in thisform of slide, tabs I5 for the open end of the package may be formedintegrally with the side walls 32.

The modified slide shown in Fig. 7 is used in the same manner as thefirst form of slide and may be used for packaging the same types ofmaterial.` However. I lhave found that it is particularly suitable foruse with butter, lard, and similar preparations. When the slide shown inFig. 7 has been removed or partially removed from the container and whenit is desired to dispense a portion of the contents the side walls 32may be severed along one of the scored or weakened lines 33 and thecontents in turn are severed along the imaginary line dened by one pairof lines 33.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an improved package which isparticularly suitable for use with plastic or semi-plastic material,which presents an attractive appearance and can be used as a commercialpackage and which may also be used for storing and dispensing thecontents thereof. Modications may be made in the illustrated embodimentof my invention without departing from the invention as set forth in theaccompanying claims.

I claim:

1. A package comprising a container having an opening therein, a slidefor holding the contents of the package removably disposed in saidcontainer and having a closure flap and handle formed with a portionclosing said opening in the container and with another portionprotruding therefrom whereby the package can be opened and the slidewithdrawn from the container, said slide having an open top, and aprotecting strip of flexible material disposed over and completelycovering the open top of the slide to separate the contents from theinner surface of the container and thence extending along the innersurface of the closure nap and projecting outwardly with the protrudingportion of the closure nap and handle.

2. A package comprising a container having an opening therein, a slidefor holding the contents of the package removably disposed in saidcontainer and having an extension flap folded so that a portion extendsacross the opening in the container and serves as a closure therefor,another portion projects inside the container and frictionally holds theclosure portion in closed position and a further portion projectsoutwardly serving as a handle cooperable to "open the package andwithdraw the slide therefrom, said slide having an open top and aprotecting strip of exible material disposed over and completelycovering the open top of the slide and along the inner surface of theclosure to separate the contents of the package from the inside of thecontainer and having a portion projecting inside the container andthence outwardly with the portion of the extension flap which serves asa handle 76 and removable through said opening, said slide having a baseportion open at the top disposed in said container on one side of theopening and an extension flap extending across and serving as a closurefor said opening, and a protecting strip of ilexible sheet materialextending over the open top of the slide and across the opening in thecontainer in one direction inside said side naps and in the oppositedirection outside the side aps and over the inner surface of the closureflap whereby the closure and exible sheet material can be pulled toexpose the opening in the container and to open the said side flaps.

4. A packagecornprising a container having an opening therein and formedwith a pair of side ,flaps extending partway across the opening fromopposite sides thereof, a slide for holding the contents of the packagedisposed in said container and removable through said opening, saidslide having a base portion open at the top disposed in said containeron one side of the opening and an extension flap extending across andserving as a closure for said opening, the extension flap having arelatively short folded tab projecting into the container on theopposite side of the opening from the base portion and frictionallyholding the closure in position said tab being folded upon itself andhaving its end portion projecting outwardly from the container andserving as a handle and a protecting strip of exible sheet materialextending over the open top of the slide and across the opening in thecontainer in one direction inside said side flaps and in the oppositedirection outside the side aps and over the inner surface of the :losuresaid strip also extending into and out of the container with the foldedtab whereby the tab and strip can be pulled to rst opening the closureand the side aps and thereafter to withdraw the slide from thecontainer.

5. A package comprising a container having an opening therein and formedwith a pair of side flaps extending partway across the opening fromopposite sides thereof, a slide for holding the contents of the packagedisposed in said container and removable through said opening, saidslide hav'ing a. base portion holding the contents and being open at thetop and being disposed in said container on one side of the opening andhaving an extension nap extending across said opening at right angles tothe side flaps and serving as a closure for said opening and aprotecting strip Number of flexible sheet material extending across theopening in the container parallel to said extension ap and in -contactwith the contents and inside said side flaps whereby the closure flapand flexible sheet material can be pulled outwardly to expose theopening in the container and to open the said side flaps.

6. A package comprising a container having an opening therein and formedwith a pair of side flaps extending partway across the opening fromopposite sides thereof, a slide for holding the contents of the packagedisposed in said container and removable through said opening, saidslide having a base portion holding the contents and being open at thetop and being disposed in said container on one side of the opening andhaving an extension ap extending across said opening at right angles tothe side flaps and serving as a closure for said opening, the extensionflap having a relatively short folded tab projecting into the containeron the opposite side oi the opening from the base portion andfrictionally holding the closure in position, said tab being folded uponitself and having its end portion projecting outwardly4 from thecontainer and serving as a handle, and a protecting strip of flexiblesheet material extending over the contents at the open top of the slideand also across the opening in the container in contact with thecontents and inside said side flaps said trip also having a portionextending into and out of the container with the folded tab whereby thetab and strip can be pulled to first open the closure and the side flapsand thereafter to withdraw the slide from the container.

HERBERT RUMSEY, JR.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Munson Oct. 14, 1884 Truax July 16, 1895Groneman May 30, 1899 Gleanson Sept. 3, 1912 Cadmus June 14, 1921 BeachMar. 15, 1927 Huffman Oct. 24, 1933 Hutchins, Jr May 26, 1936 White Dec.7, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Country i Date Switzerland Apr. 16, 1934 Number

